Shooting sports events have been held at every Asian Games since 1954 Asian Games in Manila.
Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
---|---|---|---|
II | 1954 | Manila, Philippines | Philippines |
III | 1958 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
IV | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Japan |
V | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
VI | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | North Korea |
VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | China |
X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | China |
XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China |
XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | China |
XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | China |
XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China |
XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | China |
XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China |
XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | China |
XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China (CHN) | 221 | 134 | 84 | 439 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 68 | 98 | 103 | 269 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 54 | 44 | 55 | 153 |
4 | North Korea (PRK) | 41 | 41 | 30 | 112 |
5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 21 | 25 | 35 | 81 |
6 | India (IND) | 16 | 30 | 34 | 80 |
7 | Kuwait (KUW) | 14 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
8 | Thailand (THA) | 11 | 29 | 39 | 79 |
9 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
10 | Philippines (PHI) | 5 | 12 | 15 | 32 |
11 | Qatar (QAT) | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
12 | Mongolia (MGL) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
13 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
14 | Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
15 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 |
17 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
18 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
19 | Singapore (SGP) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
20 | Lebanon (LBN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
21 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
22 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
23 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
24 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
25 | Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
26 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
27 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (27 entries) | 477 | 475 | 479 | 1431 |
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